April 24, 2018
Why Characters Mix Up Words: Malapropism as Characterization
Ever misplace a word? For example, you’re trying to say, “impressionable” and you say, “impassionable.” Yeah. That’s not a word. But it is malapropism. And potentially embarrassing (and hilarious). That’s why characters mix up words like that – their authors are using malapropism as characterization. How Authors Use Malapropism as Characterization There are two major uses for malapropism in characterization:...